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In this newsletter: Pittsburgh is preparing to fund a disparity study to determine how it can legally consider race in contracting and other areas to shield itself from legal attacks after the Supreme Court's decision to ban race-based affirmative action in higher education.

Also, some higher ed institutions in the Pittsburgh area have developed programming and support systems to counter sexual violence on campus in response to recent state requirements. Some colleges have codified and amplified existing procedures.

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As the legal ground shifts under race-specific programs, Pittsburgh inches toward a long-delayed review of its policies

In the wake of the Supreme Court decision nixing college affirmative action plans, conservative legal guns may target government contracting and other programs. Pittsburgh is just beginning to arm itself with evidence of discrimination.

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Join YWCA Greater Pittsburgh for our annual Equity Awards Luncheon as we honor the change-makers and risk-takers in our midst. Eradicating racial and gender disparities calls for celebrating the women leading the way.

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Pittsburgh’s higher ed step ups sexual assault interventions ahead of annual spike in cases

Thousands of Pittsburghers, 80 organizations to celebrate addiction recovery at annual Pittsburgh Recovery Walk

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Construction of a cell- and gene-therapy facility in Hazelwood, dubbed BioForge, is slated to start this fall but the University of Pittsburgh must first receive approval from the City Planning Commission. The university began that process on Tuesday by briefing the commission on their plan.
PublicSource's news partner, NEXTpittsburgh, reported on a new study that found ER visits dipped steeply after a coke plant closed in Neville Island seven years ago. Advocates say this raises renewed concerns for a far larger plant still operating in the Mon Valley.

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